(n.) One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves
converted to Mohammedanism, who, during several centuries, had more or
less control of the government of Egypt, until exterminated or
dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.
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双语例句
In Egypt, the last Abbasid Caliph was living under the protection of the Mameluke Sultan--for the Fatimite caliphate was a thing of the past. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The Ottomans organized a standing military force, the Janissaries, rather on the lines of the Mamelukes who dominated Egypt. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.